Harbours and anchorages near Biscarrosse

Tahiti Beach

Anchorage off Plage Tahiti on the Cap Ferret peninsula in Arcachon Bay, sand bottom with rock and seagrass patches, sheltered from N, NE and E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Banc d'Arguin

Shifting sandbank at the entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon, facing the Dune du Pilat, classified as a réserve naturelle nationale since 1972.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Le Gourcq

Sand-bottom anchorage in New Aquitaine, sheltered from N, SW, W and NW, off the Cazaux lake shoreline.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Le Mimbeau

Sand-spit anchorage at the tip of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, largely drying at low water, with sand holding and shelter from W, NW and SW winds.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Port de Cazaux

Inland harbour of 350 berths on the lake of Cazaux-Sanguinet, south of Arcachon, not connected to the sea.

Port Maguide

Lakeside marina of 500 berths on the north shore of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis, in the Landes.

Moutéou

Small freshwater marina on Lake Parentis-Biscarrosse, on the commune of Parentis-en-Born in the Landes.

Le Mimbeau

Sand spit anchorage at the northern tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde, drying at low water.

• Free
• Sheltered E, SE, SW, W

Haut Pyla

Anchorage at the foot of the Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe at 102 m, southern entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port de Larros

Oyster-farming port at Gujan-Mestras on the southern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, the main shellfish harbour of the basin.

Banc du Tourlinguet

Sandbank at the entrance of Arcachon Bay, Gironde, where anchoring is prohibited by maritime regulation.

• Sheltered NW, N

Mimizan

River port on the Courant de Mimizan, between the Atlantic beach and the Etang d'Aureilhan, in the Landes forest of New Aquitaine.

Arcachon

Marina of 2 600 berths at the south edge of the Arcachon basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the largest pleasure port on the French Atlantic coast.

Plage Sud

Open roadstead off Mimizan-Plage on the Landes coast, south of the Arcachon basin, sand bottom.

Pyla-sur-Mer

Anchorage in the bassin d'Arcachon off the Pyla-sur-Mer beach, at the foot of the Dune du Pilat. Sand bottom, shelter from NE to SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port Lily

Small lake port on the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes, between Port Latécoère to the south and Port de l'Écluse to the north.

Mimbeau

Sheltered sand spit on the inner side of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon.

Sauvage

Spot on the Étang de Biscarrosse et de Parentis in the Landes forest, New Aquitaine, inside a military zone where mooring is prohibited.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Latecoère

Lake port on the north shore of the étang de Biscarrosse-Parentis, in the Landes, named after the aviation pioneer Pierre-Georges Latécoère.

Port de l’écluse

Small freshwater harbour on the lake of Biscarrosse-Parentis, in the Landes, near the canal linking to the lake of Cazaux.

Campeole

Small freshwater port on the Biscarrosse lake in New Aquitaine, with 5 berths and a 0.4 m maximum draught for shallow craft.

Port de Navarrosse

Freshwater marina on the Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet at Biscarrosse, in the Landes forest south of Arcachon.

La paillote

Freshwater port on the north shore of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis, in the Landes.

Craste De liboy

Anchorage on the Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, on the west shore near Navarrosse, Landes.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Mouillage de Larrigade

Sand-bottom anchorage on the Landes coast in New Aquitaine, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port "Les Sandres" - Gastes

Lake port on the west shore of the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, at Gastes in the Landes.

Parentis-en-Born

Small lake port of 4 berths on the south-east shore of the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes.

Port Siblu - Gastes

Small freshwater harbour on Lake Cazaux-Sanguinet, attached to the Siblu Les Viviers holiday village, on the western shore of the lake in the Landes.

Plage Américaine

Sand anchorage on the west shore of Lac de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, the second largest natural lake in mainland France, in the Landes de Gascogne.

• Sheltered W, SW

Port de l’Estey

Small freshwater harbour on the eastern shore of Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet, in the Landes. Main port of the commune of Sanguinet.